ITV's Unforgotten actor praises 'joyous' co-star and hints at possible romance
Sanjeev Bhaskar has shared his experiences of working with actress Georgia Mackenzie on the ITV crime drama Unforgotten, describing the experience as "a joy". The sixth series premiered yesterday (February 9), presenting a gruesome case for the detectives to solve.
In typical Unforgotten fashion, the first episode kicked off with the team learning about a case involving human bones discovered in a marsh, with DCI Jess James (Sinead Keenan) and DI Sunny Khan (Sanjeev Bhaskar) tasked with unravelling the gruesome details of the historic crime.
The initial episode was intricately written, introducing numerous different storylines, which the show's creators have suggested will come together later in the series.
We also see Sunny out enjoying himself with his work colleague, pathologist Leanne Balcombe, played by Georgia Mackenzie. Sanjeev discussed what it was like collaborating with the actor.
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"Well, there's a number of things. First of all, doing scenes with Georgia is always a joy. It's always been a joy. In earlier series, when she came in, she was providing us with information about the body, and so there was a lot of info that she had to relay to us, which was all very technical, but it was always such a laugh when she came in." He added: "She's just one of those joyous people that brings that joy with her."
Sanjeev hinted that his character may develop a deeper relationship with Leanne throughout the series: "But also, within the storyline, Leanne and Sunny were the last two people who ever saw Cassie alive, and that connects them.
"So in this series, we see them build on something, build on a connection that is not based on Cassie it's based on them as people and where they go with it.
"So, in that sense, there is something that blossoms there. But being Chris [Lang, the show's writer], there are also very heady cliffs that suddenly appear as well. It's not plain sailing."
Unforgotten airs Sunday nights at 9pm on ITV One, and is available to stream on ITVX.
